Status Conditions

Attacking and Healing aren't the only features in Pokemon Battles. In addition to regular attacks there are a number of Status Conditions to increase the strategy.

There are various different Status Conditions your Pokemon can become afflicted with. Some may last a few turns, while others can last until you heal them yourself. Then there are some Ailments that will be healed if you switch out the Pokemon. Some Attacks cause Status Conditions while others cause damage and may cause Status Conditions.

For easier indexing, we've split up all Status Conditions into three categories. Type A and Type B Conditions can be cured by Full Heals, Full Restores, Lum Berries, Lava Cookies, Old Gateau, Heal Powder, and Casteliacones. Type C are only considered Status Conditions to some based on the move.

The first type of Status Conditions are the toughest types. These types will not go away unless they are cured with an item or at a Pokemon Center. None from this category can stack up with each other. If a Pokemon is Paralyzed, they cannot be Burned as well. However, if a Pokemon knows Rest, the Status Condition will be "healed" and replaced with Sleep.

Burned is a Status Condition that reduces a Pokemon's Max HP by 1/8th (12.5%) each turn. In addition to the HP loss, the Pokemon's attack stat will be cut in half, meaning all physical attacks they use will only cause 50% as much damage as they used to.

There are two types of Poisoned Status Conditions: Poisoned and Badly Poisoned.

When a Pokemon is Poisoned, each turn it takes will cause it to lose 1/8th (12.5%) of its Max HP.

When a Pokemon is Badly Poisoned, each turn it takes will cause it to lose 1/16th (6.25%) of its Max HP and adds another 1/16th (6.25%) each turn. The first turn you lose 6.25% of your Max HP, the next turn you lose 12.5%, and the next turn you lose 18.75%, etc until your Pokemon faints.

Poison- or Steel-type Pokemon can not be afflicted with either the Poisoned or Badly Poisoned conditions.

Frozen is a rare, but effective, Status Condition that prevents a Pokemon from moving until it becomes unfrozen. Each turn it takes, it has a small chance of defrosting, or a Pokemon can be thawed out if a Fire-type attack is used on the Frozen Pokemon.

Sleep is another common Status Condition where a Pokemon will be unable to attack for one to seven turns, unless the Pokemon has the moves Sleep Talk or Snore. While an opponent is sleeping, Pokemon will have the ability to use the moves Nightmare and Dream Eater on a sleeping Pokemon to cause damage.

The second category of Status Conditions are a little easier to deal with. Unlike the first category, these ailments can be cured simply by switching the afflicted Pokemon out of battle, or they will be cured at the conclusion of the battle. However, these conditions can be a bit more troublesome since they will stack with each other or with Type A Status Conditions. It's possible for a Pokemon to become Confused and Paralyzed at the same time.

Confused is a common Status Conditions where a Pokemon will physically attack themselves half the time instead of using their original chosen attack. The damage done depends on the user's Attack and Defense Stats.

This Status Conditions lasts one to four turns or will stop when the Pokemon is switched out or at the conclusion of the battle.

Infatuated is a tricky and effective Status Condition. For it to work, both Pokemon involved with the move must have a gender, and the genders must be opposite. When one Pokemon uses the move Attract, or has the Cute Charm ability, it causes the Infatuated Status Condition on the other Pokemon. The Pokemon afflicted with this condition cannot use any moves 50% of the time.